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| Location | 212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Founded | 1964 |
| Most recent | 60th Chicago International Film Festival |
| Hosted by | Cinema/Chicago |
| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com |
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the composite eyes of early film actresses Theda Bara, Pola Negri, and Mae Murray, set as repeated frames in a strip of film.[1]
In 2010, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival presented 150 films from more than 50 countries. The Festival's program is composed of many different sections, including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Docufest, Black Perspectives, Cinema of the Americas, and Reel Women.
Its main venue is the AMC River East 21 Theatre in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, although it has dropped that venue during the most recent festival as of 2023 (59th), instead using the AMC Newcity 14.
- ^ "Our Logo". The Chicago International Film Festival. Retrieved October 25, 2017.